Sunday, September 27, 2009

How Long Does It Take to See Results with Personal Training?

By Amy Nutt

Personal trainers help people plan and implement a fitness program to lose weight and strengthen and tone their muscles. They also help motivate their clients to stick to their goals.

Because each person is different, the results of working with a personal trainer will vary. As long as you follow the fitness program designed by your personal trainer and follow a healthy diet, you can generally begin to see results in about one week. It is not recommended that you follow your progress using a scale because when you are engaging in a fitness routine created by a trainer you will be toning your muscles. As you burn the fat with your workouts, it is being replaced by muscle, so the scale does not reflect your actual fitness progress. It is recommended that go by how your clothes fit and your energy level. Generally speaking, following the fitness program created by your personal trainer, you can reasonably expect to lose 1-2 pounds of fat per week. Personal training programs also promote healthy weight loss that can be maintained by increasing metabolism and decreasing body fat.

You should begin to feel the results of your personally created work out almost immediately. A significant increase in strength and noticeable loss of weight can be seen in about 4 to 6 weeks. It is important to be aware that weight loss does not happen over night. The benefit of having a personal trainer is that he or she will keep you motivated while you work to achieve your desired results.

Most personal training programs are one hour long and are modified and enhanced as your strength and endurance increases. This allows your workouts to remain strenuous, but not overwhelming. The physical benefits that you receive when working with a personal trainer include: increased endurance, increased toning, improve muscle imbalances, increased flexibility, improved posture, strengthened lower back, improved coordination and balance, and building bigger muscles.

The health benefits of having personal trainer include: increased bone density, increased cardiovascular-endurance, decreased risk of diseases, increased good cholesterol (HDL) and decreased bad cholesterol (LDL), reducing aches and pains, reduce stress, and boost metabolism. As well, you will have a boost in your immune system, improved blood circulation, decreased risk of injury, nutritional advice and meal planning, improved motivational habits, improved confidence and self-esteem, improved sleep, increased sex drive, burn more calories, and improved overall health.

Encouragement is a part of achieving fitness success. A personal trainer will be there with you every step of the way to cheer you on. A personal trainer can introduce new types of exercise to target to your goals and will be there when you feel frustrated. It is important to remember that a toned body and weight loss does not happen overnight. It is important to be patient and follow the advice of your personal trainer. Having a fit and healthy body takes a lot of work and strength of mind. A personal trainer is there to help you achieve your desired results.

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